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English II
Week 4,
1st semester 2015
Lecture 3
Aims:
•
to introduce /revise
demonstrative pronouns
•
to introduce /revise verb “to
be”
•
to do practical exercises
Lecturer:
Dr. Dinis da Costa
Email: [email protected]
Building Vocabulary
(i)Add another examples of
colours: black, green,
blue………
(ii) Correct these words:
speek, inglish
(iii) Answer this question: Is
there a river in your town?
Possible answers
(i) yellow, red, brown,
orange, purple /violet, etc.
(ii) Speak, English
(iii) Yes, there is. / No
there is not / No there
isn’t.
Building Vocabulary
 Match
the verbs on the left with
the nouns on the right. Draw lines.
(i) make
(a)homework
(ii) do
(b) a shower
(iii) have
(c) a mistake
Answers
 (i)
make → (c) a mistake
 (ii)
do → (a) homework
 (iii)
have →(b) a shower
Building Vocabulary
 Look
at the phrases below. Put
them in order from most
important (1) to least important
(4). Compare your answers with
a partner.
 being
good-looking
 being intelligent
 being rich
 having good health
What’s your order? Why?
Demonstrative Pronouns
 Demonstrative
pronouns are used
to indicate objects.
 This
(singular) & These (plural)
 That (singular) & Those (plural)
Demonstrative Pronouns
THIS
 This is a lip.
 This is a neck.
 This is a cheek.
THESE
These are lips.
These are necks.
These are cheeks.
Examples:

Singular (question)
 What is this?
- This is a head / a throat / a lip
 Plural (question)
 What are these?
 These are heads / throats / lips
That / Those
What is that?
What are those?
That is a stomach.
 That is a throat.
 That is a heart.
Those are stomachs.
Those are throats.
Those are hearts.
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Translate into Portuguese
What is this?
 What are these?
 This is an arm.
 These are legs.
 This is an eye.
 These are teeth.
 This is blood.
 These are bodies.
 This is skin.
 These are feet.
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Answers
What is this? =O que é isto?
 What are these? O que são isto?
 This is an arm. Isto / este é um braço.
 These are legs. Estas / isto são pernas.
 This is an eye. Isto é um olho.
 These are teeth. Estes / isto são dentes.
 This is blood. Isto é sangue.
 These are bodies. Estes / isto são corpos.
 This is skin. Isto é pele
 These are feet. Estes / isto são pés
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Verb to be
I am / I’m
You are / You’re
He / She / It is / He / She /It’s
We are / We’re
You are / You’re
They are / They’re
Examples using verb ‘to be’
I’m American. I’m tall and handsome.
I’m a student. My girlfriend is Angolan.
She’s short but pretty. She’s from
Cuanza-Norte province. She’s very
intelligent.
Examples using verb ‘to be’
Where are you from?
I'm from Cunene.
 Where are you from?
I'm from Cabinda.
 Where is Mr. Kituxi from?
He's from Sumbe, Cuanza Sul. He's Angolan.
 Where is Miss Paula from?
She's from Malange. She's Angolan.
 Where are Mr. and Mrs. Miguel from?
They're from Namibe. They're Angolan too.
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